String Quartet No. 6 in G major ("The Kids")

Alfred Hill · 1869–1960 · Australian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 15 min
Composed: 1927
Era: Late Romantic

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Four short movements; also recorded by the Australian String Quartet (Marco Polo 8.223746)

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